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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-09-04 Council MinutesaaaNgn REGULAR MhhTING, KENAI CITY COUNCIL SEPT::MBER 4, 1974, 8:00 P.M. KENAI LIBRARY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAGE As ROLL CALL AGENDA APPROVAL Bs PUBLIC HEARINGS B - 1s Ordinance 248.74 - Compensation Now Mayor 1 C: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARDs 1. 2. 3. Ds TES 1 1IN Minutes of Regular Meeting. August 7, 1974 2. Minutes of Regular Meeting, August 21, 1974 as reconvened 1 August 26, 1974 Bs CORRESPONDENCE 1. 2. 3. Fs OLD BUSINESS Z 1. Boat Ramp Access Road - Resolution 74-38 - Revising Local Roads 4 Trails Program. 2. Report on Forest Drive variance 2 3. Resolution 74.33 - Amending Personnel Manuel DELETED 4. Resolution 74-36 - Establishing regulations - Sand Pits S. Ordinance 250.74 - Taxicab Ordinance 3 6. 7. 5. G: MEN BUSINESS 3 1. Bills to be paid - Bills to be ratified 2. Request for payment - Arthur Yount - $2,240 - Airport Auditing 3 3. 4. Bid opening - Supplies Purchase Equipment Lease -•0-7 Cat. - Burton Carver Inc. 3 1 5. 6. Certificate of population Lease application - George Fox - Sy of Lot 2, B 3, General DBFBRRF 7. Aviation touest for payment -Arthur Young 4 Co. $12,500 - Interim it 4 S. Taxicab Ordinance - Ordinance 249.74 4 9. Rstification of Fire Chief appointment 4-5 10. Esployes-Health, Dental, Visual 4 Family 5 11. Contract with Arctic Asphalt for Airport repairs 12. Resolution 74-40 - Zoning Ordinance 5 13. Resolution 74-39 - Maintenance of Forrest Drive 14. Authorization to proceed construction N 6 S repairs 5 Davidson/Cono S/D 1S. Special Use Persit - Johnny Johnson Motors 6 16. Request for Payment -Nino, Cortholi-f4,020.99 37. Approval of Election Judges 6 Hs REPORTS 1. City Manager's Report j a. Bicentennial Committee 6 b. Kirchner Moore 4 Co. 6 e. Annual Report � d. Insurance Services Offices € 2. 3. City Attorney's Report Mayor's Resort r-� f 4. City Clark -Is Report NONE t 5. Finance Director's Report 6. 7. Planning 4 Zoning's Reppoort Borough Assesblynon's Ropoet Is PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARDs 1. Robert Bielefeld - Civic Center 5 2. M. J. Stainer 8 3. Art Evans 9 , MINUTES KENAI CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (,ft� SEPTEMBER 4 , 1974 8:00 P.M. KENAI LIBRARY The Council gave the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Mombers present - James Doyle, A.L. Hudson, Robert Norene, Steiner, Robert Bielefeld, and Mayor C. E..Johnson. Members absent - Tru McCrady AGENDA APPROVAL There was no objections to the following Agenda changes: Delete - F - 1 - Resolution 74-33-Amending Personnel Manual F - S - Should read Ordinance 249-74 Delete - G - 8 - Duplication of F - S. Add - G -IS - Special Use Permit -Johnny Johnson Motors Add - G -16 - Request for payment -Wince, Corthell-$4,020.99 Add - G -17 - Approval of election judges Defer - G - 6 - Lease - George Fox B: PUBLIC HEARINGS B - 1: Ordinance 248-74 - Compensation New Mayor Mayor Johnson recessed the meeting and opened it up for a public hearing. Mrs. Carlson asked what the ordinance was about. Mayor Johnson read the ordinance in its entirety. There being no further public participation, the public hearing was closed. Doyle moved and Steiner seconded to adopt Ordinance 248-74 - Compensation New Mayor. The motion carried by roll call vote with Bielefeld dissenting. C: PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: None. D: MINUTES 1. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 7, 1974, were approved as distributed. 2. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 21, 1974, were approved as distributed. E: CORRESPONDENCE None. M MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. Mf:ETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Page two F: OID BUSINESS F - 1: Boat Ram Access Road - Resolution 74-38 - Revising Local dog s h Trails Program i j Mr. Lynn stated this Resolution is to correct Resolution 74-34 to change the amount from $23,000 to $45,000. Councilman Steiner asked the status of the cost. Mr. Lynn stated there has been approximately $32,000 spent with $5,000 to $6,000 out of pocket. j After some discussion, Doyle moved and Steiner seconded to adopt Resolution 74-38 - Amending Resolution 74-34 - Local Service Roads 6 Trails Program. The motion carried unanimously by roll j call vote. i F - 2: Report on Forrest Drive Variance I Mr. Baldwin stated he has checked with the Borough. They would enforce the ordinances if we present them with a proven violation case. They have no interest in digging up information or investigating. This can be enforced through the 1964 zoning ordinance. The Borough Attorney feels the initial zoning ordinance is invalid as it was not set out completely in the code but was Incorporated by ordinance. i After some discussion Steiner moved and Doyle seconded Mr. Tibbet: be invited to the next Council Meeting to get Council's feeling on the subject, advising him of the conflict existing in his i business. i i After more discussion, Doyle withdrew his second. Norene seconded the motion. The motion tied and thereby failed. Voting yes; Norene, Steiner and Bielefeld. Voting no; Doyle, Hudson and Johnson. t The Administration was directed to advise Mr. Tibbets of Council's feelings. F - 3: Resolution 74-33 - Amending Personnel Manual Deleted. F - 4: Resolution 74-35 - Establishina Reautations - Sand Pits Mr. Lynn stated he revised this Resolution to reflect Council's -- t attitude. Doyle moved and Norene seconded to amend the motion to change the word "discontinue" to "continue" in Section 1. After further discussion, Doyle, with consent of second, withdrew his amendment. The motion tied and thereby failed. Voting yes; Hudson, Steiner and Johnson. Voting no; Doyle, Norene F Bielefeld. I 0"IN I MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. MEETING, SUPTEMBP.R 4, 1974 Page three F - S: Ordinance 249-74 - Taxicab Ordinance Doyle moved and Norene seconded to introduce Ordinance 249-74 - Taxicab Ordinance and set the hearing for September 18, 1974. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G: NEW BUSINESS G - 1: Bills to be raid - bills to be ratified Mr. Chen stated that on the list is moving expenses for the City Manager in the amount of $2,231.61. The personnel manual allows $1,500. Council can approve the total. Steiner moved and Norene seconded to approve moving ex enses for the City Manager in the amount of $1,500 plus the 731.61 override. The motion carried unanimously be roll call vote. Norene moved and Bielefeld seconded to approve payment of bills and ratify payment of bills as listed on the memo of 9-4-74. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 2: Request for payment - Arthur Youns: - $2,240 - Airport Auditing Bielefeld moved to approve the payment if it can be charged to the fencing project. The motion died for lack of a second. Hudson moved and Steiner seconded to pay Arthur Young 4 Co. $2,240.00 - Airport Auditing. The motion carried unanimously by roil call vote. G - 3: Bid Opening - Supylies Purchase Mr. Chen stated the City went to bid for antifreeze. Two bids were received. The low bidder was Petroleum Distributors. Mr. Chen recommends awarding the bid to Petroleum Distributors. Doyle moved and Hudson seconded to accept Administration's recommendation and purchase the antifreeze from Petroleum Distributors. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 4: Equipment Lease - D-7 - Cat. - Burton Carver Inc. Mr. Lynn stated this is the cat. that is at the dump. Hudson moved and Bielefeld seconded to approve the Equipment Lease with Burton Carver and Company Inc. The motion carried by roll call vote with Doyle dissenting. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCII. MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Pale four G - 5: Certificate of Population Mr. Lynn stated that based on different criteria the population of Kenai has increased since 1970 to 4,028. This has to be approved by the State and will increase our revenue sharing. Hurdon moved and Bielefeld seconded to cortify the population of the City of Kenai to be $4,028. Unanimous consent was asked and granted. The Mayor and Council signed the certificate. G - 6: Lease application - George Fox, S% of L2, B3, General Aviation Deferred. G - 7: Request for payment - Arthur Young & Co. $12,500 - Interim Audit Steiner moved and Hudson seconded to pay Arthur Young $ Co. $12,500 - Interim Audit. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 8: Taxicab Ordinance - Ordinance 249-74 Duplication. -' G - 9: Ratification of Fire Chief appointment Mr. Lynn reported he has chosen Mr. Shirnberg as Fire Chief and would like ratification from Council. Mr. Shirnberg was Assistant Fire Chief in Anchorage. He was born and raised in Alaska and has worked 20 years with the Anchorage Fire Dept. He comes highly recommended. Hudson moved and Steiner seconded to ratify the appointment of Robert Shirnberg as Fire Chief. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 10: Employee Health, Dental, Visual $ Family Insurance Mr. Lynn stated he is making an effort to compensate the employees for benefits they lost a year ago. The dependents insurance would be put back into effect and dental $ visual coverage will be added. The amount budgeted is $4,564 short and can be made up at the end of the year. Steiner moved and Norene seconded to grant the improved employee fringe benefits and transfer $4,564 from the contingency fund into the proper account. Bielefeld moved to table the motion until there is more to communication with the employees. The motion died for lack of a second. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1.974 Page five 6 - 10 - Insurance - continued The motion carried by roll call vote with Bielefeld dissenting. .Councilman Bielefeld stated the reason he voted against the motion was no employee input. G - 11: Contract for Arctic Asphalt for Airport Repairs Mr. Lynn stated he spoke with Arctic Asphalt about doing the repairs on the runway. If the City crews will spread the sand and pea gravel, they would charge $400 a day. They estimate it will take 4 to 5 days. Councilman Steiner asked where the money will come from in the existing budget. The City Manager state it would come from the M 4 0 Fund. Steiner moved and Doyle seconded to enter into an Agreement with Arctic Asphalt to expedite repair of the runway. After some discussion, the motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 12: Resolution 74-40 - Zoning Ordinance Norene moved and Hudson seconded to adopt Resolution 74-40 - Urging the Kenai Peninsula Borough to adopt for codification the Zoning Ordinance for the City of Kenai. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 13: Resolution 74-39 - Maintenance of Forrest Drive when the State aves and Develops the Drainage System. Mayor Johnson read the Resolution aloud. Steiner moved and Norene seconded to adopt Resolution 74-39 - Committing the City of Kenai for maintenance of Forrest Drive when the State paves and develops the drainage system. The motion carried unanimousiby by roll call vote. G - 14: Authorization to proceed construction W $ S repairs Davidson i Mr. Lynn stated the plans and specs are finished and the project is ready to go to bid. This is for the seven hook-ups and sewer line repair. Hudson moved and Steiner seconded to authorize the Administration to go to bid on the Davidson/Cone project. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Page six G - 1S: Special Use Permit - Johnny Johnson Motors F Vice Mayor Doyle assumed the gavel. Mr. Lynn stated the Special Use Permit is for a direct telephone line at the Terminal Building for auto rental. The charge will be $90.00 a year plus 4% tax. Bielefeld moved and Norene seconded to approve the Special Use Permit - Johnny Johnson Motors. The motion carried by roll call vote with Mayor Johnson abstaining. The gavel was returned to the Mayor. G V 16: Request for Payment - Wince, Corthell f Assoc. - $4,020.99 Steiner moved and Doyle seconded to approve payment of $4,020.99 to Wince, Corthell 4 Assoc. for Airport Fencing Project during the month of July 1974. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. G - 17: Approval of Election Judges Mayor Johnson noted his wife was listed as an alternate and cannot serve because he is a candidate for Borough Assemblyman. Her name was dropped from the list. ' Doyle moved and Bielefeld seconded to approve the list of election judges as amended. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Mayor Johnson recessed the meeting and reconvened the meeting at 10:10 P.M. ,. H: REPORTS H - 1: City Manager's Report t (a) Bicentennial Committee Mr. Lynn stated the Committee on History and Tradition would like the City of Kenai designated as a Bicentennial City and their Committee designated as the Bicentennial Committee. This .h would open up certain funds for various projects, such as completion of work at Ft. Kenay, complete the fence, old Priest _:._. House, the Shrine, etc. Mr. Lynn stated he would be working with the Committee on this. - - (b) Kirchner Moore $ Co. Mr. Lynn reported representatives from the Bonding Company of Kirchner Moore will be in Kenai, September loth. The Council is invited to attend a conference and a tour of the City with fI J them. f 1 MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Page seven (c) Annual Report Mr. Lynn reported he hopes to have the annual report, as required by Charter, by the end of September. He will then ask for Council's authorization to have them printed by one of the newspapers for distribution. (d) Insurance Services Offices Mr. Lynn reported two individuals from the Insurance Services Office were in Kenai regarding the fire rating. There were two basic areas that they felt were not up to snuff. 1) There is insufficient staff to respond to a fire. 'There should be four responding. Perhaps automatic response agreements from Soldotna and North Kenai would solve that. 2) The water reservoir is too low. The pump house next to the fire water reservoir could be re -activated and water pumped at night. George Miller is initiating a volunteer fire department at Wildwood. It was recommended the City Manager work with the new Fire Chief to take a positive approach. Councilman Hudson asked about the sign on the terminal building. Mr. Lynn stated he spoke with Tim Holt and the sign will be repaired. Council Hudson felt this sign should be taken down. Councilman Hudson asked about the Boat Ramp at Cunningham Park. Mr. Lynn stated the project was completed and paid for. A B.O.R. survey team will be in to review the project and we will have to put in the ramp or repay B.O.R. Councilman Hudson also inquired about the lights at the ball park. Mr. Lynn stated they have arrived and are in storage. The Oilers do not feel they are necessary. Mr. Lynn will see if the Borough will acquire them. Hudson left the meeting at this time. H - 2: City Attorney's Report Mr. Baldwin reported he was not able to get early entry on the portion of land on the Airport. He consulted with an attorney from Anchorage and with the City Manager and are dismissing the condemnation action at this time. Mr. Baldwin prepared a.Zoning Ordinance. It sets the Council as the Board of appeals. He has separated the zoning from the building code regulations. Mr. Baldwin stated he will prepare a Resolution for the next Council Meeting to have the Minutes signed by two persons, one other than the City Clerk. _�V a� MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL. MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Page eight LL - 2 - City Attorney's Report - continued Councilman Steiner asked the City Attorney to establish a legal definition for sand and gravel. Ll - 3: Mayor's Report Mayor Johnson asked if there were any objections to moving the Council meeting of October 2nd to October 9th because of the election date. There was no objection. H - 4: City Clerk's Report No report. H - S: Finance Director's Report Mr. Chen reported there is 1.3 million dollars cash on hand and a $264,261 surplus for the current year. Four departments are over at this time; Revenue, Police, Parks/Recreation and Library. The format of the report is like the budget. H - 6: Planning $ Zoning's Report No report. H - 7: Borough Assemblymen's Report Mayor Johnson reported on the Assembly Meeting of Sept. 3, 1974. Ordinance 74-42 - Making a supplemental appropriation to the Debt Service Fund in the amount of $9,000, passed. Ordinance 74-43 - Transferring fund for the Planning Dept., passed. Ordinance 74-44 - Concerning rezoning within the City of Kenai - Radar Subdivision, passed. Several housekeeping ordinances were introduced. I: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: I - l: Robert Bielefeld - Civic Center Mr. Bielefeld asked to go on record saying he wants to push for the complete Civic Center Complex as previously planned rather than one library alone. I - 2: H. J. Steiner. Mr. Steiner stated the 2nd entrance to Redoubt was put in on a temporary basis. He would like to see it kept permanently and pave it as it has created hardships on certain property owners as rocks have broken windows. MINUTES, KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 Page nine 1 I I - 3: Art Evans Mr. Evans commended Council for passing Resolution 74-39 - concerning Forest Drive. tie also would like to see all the street lights on the urban section working at one time. Mr. Lynn stated the State is to make the repairs to the lights. He spoke with Mr. Baumgartner, Soldotna Engineer about changing the lights to sodium vapor and save about 60% operating expense. He will double check on this. MEETING ADJOURNED 11:4S P.M. Respectfully submitted, -' Sharon Loosli, City Clerk - I f I F ��